The prima donna of fruit
The most popular apple in America is a diva, one farmer told The Wall Street Journal. It’s the most finicky fruit around. The Honeycrisp apple has all the…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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Russian robot makes underwhelming debut
An AI-powered humanoid robot took the stage at a Moscow technology event and promptly face-planted, according to the New York Times. Dozens of journalists…
IRS moves to tax foreign cryptocurrency accounts
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is moving closer to taxing Americans’ overseas cryptocurrency accounts if the White House grants its approval….
German court deals another copyright blow to OpenAI
A Munich court has ruled that OpenAI violated German copyright laws when it used song lyrics to train ChatGPT without permission. According to WebProNews,…
Dial-up internet hangs up on users for the last time
It was the end of an era that most people probably didn’t know they were still living in. On September 30, AOL (formerly America Online) officially…
George R. R. Martin releases a brand new lawsuit
Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin is a well-known AI skeptic — he once called it “the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism…
The new scent for men and women draws ire — and maybe flies
Forget the earthy, spicy male scents of yore: English Leather, Old Spice, Stetson. Time for a new dynamic. Like sugar cookie. Yup, the personal care…
Variety of advent calendars abound
The kids may love an advent calendar with a chocolate for every day, but it certainly isn’t the only choice for counting the days to Christmas. Fragrance…
One unusual problem with roller coasters
Of all the things a to worry about on a roller coaster, here’s one you probably didn’t see coming: A flying duck. And that was exactly the problem for a…
The top word for 2025 means nothing
If you have middle-schooler children or grandchildren, you may have heard this word: Six Seven (67). And you might have asked what it means. Whatever…